Sakamoto

Sakamoto (kanji: ) is the name of two villages in Japan:*Sakamoto, Kumamoto, a small village in Kumamoto Prefecture*Sakamoto, Shiga, a small village in Shiga PrefectureSakamoto is also a Japanese surname for several people (sorted alphabetically by given name):*The Sakamoto family members, victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the cult organization Aum Shinrikyo*Chika Sakamoto, voice actor and singer*John Sakamoto, Canadian journalist*Kerri Sakamoto, Canadian novelist*Kyu Sakamoto, pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s*Maaya Sakamoto, voice actor and singer*Miu Sakamoto, pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto*Sakamoto Ryoma, military leader prior to the Meiji Resotration*Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer, as well as an actor

Sakamoto — n. Ryuichi Sakamoto (born 1952), Japanese conductor and composer of electronic music, co composer of the Academy Award winning soundtrack for the film The Last Emperor … English contemporary dictionary

Sakamoto Station — is the name of multiple train stations in Japan:* Sakamoto Station (Kumamoto) (坂本駅) in Kumamoto Prefecture * Sakamoto Station (Miyagi) (坂元駅) in Miyagi Prefecture * Sakamoto Station (Shiga) (坂本駅) in Shiga Prefecture … Wikipedia

Sakamoto family murder — On October 31, 1989, Tsutsumi Sakamoto (坂本 堤 Sakamoto Tsutsumi April 8, 1956 November 4, 1989), a lawyer working on a class action lawsuit against Aum Shinrikyo, Japan s controversial Buddhist group, was murdered, along with his wife and child,… … Wikipedia